What's going on, Pursuers? Welcome to the Pursuit
of Calling podcast, where my goal and purpose
is to provide you with the strategies and tools
needed to successfully discover and pursue your
calling. I'm your host, Thomas Carney, and today
we're talking about the benefits of masterminds.
Okay, so a little bit ago. I joined a four -week
mastermind on the 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth,
which is a book written by John Maxwell. And
this was with the other new members of the Maxwell
team. It finished right before I went to IMC.
I think I might have talked about it in a separate
episode. I'm not positive. This mastermind, honestly,
was a great experience. And I wanted to make
an episode explaining it and then explaining
the benefits of masterminds. So each week in
this mastermind, before the session, we would
read a chapter of the book. We then, in the session,
discuss the topics and how we were applying them
to our lives. And then we would then discuss
our shared goals and challenges. in this vulnerable,
supportive environment. Like everyone, I would
say not everyone, but a lot of people at some
point got super vulnerable with each other, with
the group. And we knew that we could because
we knew we were all like -minded. So I said in
a previous episode, I talked about how my excitement
for IMC, where I was surrounded by like -minded
people, you know, this Meistermind was no different.
Everyone had this growth, abundance mindset.
We were all like -minded. We were all in this
harmony with each other. We all had shared values.
I said an abundance mindset. That means we all
believed in growth, service, and the idea that
there's always more for us in life. There's the
abundance, and there's abundance, and then there
are scarcity mindsets. Scarcity mindsets, like
scarcity mindset says there's nothing more for
me, says that it's more afraid of losing what
you have than gaining new things. So what I really
loved is that being in that environment where
everybody had that abundance mindset. So what
really is a mastermind? Like, what's the point?
I want to say that the term was first coined.
I think coined in my notes, but it's not actually
true. Napoleon Hill was not the first one to
use the term mastermind, but he is the first
to use it in the way of a collective, what he
kind of was calling a collective consciousness.
Now, I know that sounds kind of weird, but hear
me out. So, in the book Think and Grow Rich,
he defined it as a coordination of knowledge
and effort of two or more people who work toward
a definite purpose in a spirit of harmony. There's
that word harmony again, guys. Focus on that.
A Maxwell mastermind is similar, but with a focus
more on personal growth and leadership. The key
ideas where they're similar is when multiple
minds come together in harmony and focus on a
shared topic, growth happens faster and at a
deeper level than if each person were growing
alone. Growth is possible on your own, but it's
much slower. Like, you ever heard the term two
heads are better than one? You ever wonder why
that is? Two heads are better than one because
one person is going to see a... Let's say there's
a problem that needs solving. One person is going
to see that problem in a solution from one direction,
and the other person is going to see it from
a different direction. Because of... Because
of the knowledge that these two people have,
there's two separate sets of knowledge. They're
not the same people. They don't have the same
mind. Therefore, they're going to see two different
things and two different solutions that can then
create one more well -rounded solution. Does
that make sense? Then you can apply that to your
own personal growth or whenever you're around
other like -minded people who are also focusing
on growth, you're all going to be focusing on
the same topic, but seeing it from different
perspectives. Therefore, whenever you all discuss
it together, you're going to be able to grow
from the other person's perspective. And then
inevitably, there'll be a collective understanding.
That was then a more well -rounded understanding
of that particular topic of growth. You might
have to go back and rewind that and listen to
that again. But that's exactly what the purpose
of a mastermind is. Another great reason for
a mastermind is the accountability. And guys,
it's nuts how... If you've never been held accountable,
well, I shouldn't say everyone's been held accountable
in some way, but if you've never been held accountable
by somebody with a like mind that only wants
you to succeed, let me tell you about my own
personal experience with this from this mastermind.
Our sessions were every Friday at 7 a .m. So
I knew three things. I knew I had to have the
chapter read. I knew that I needed to think about
how to apply it to my life. And three, I was
already putting some principles into action before
we even discussed them because I wanted to be
able, it's not that I even wanted to like to
say, hey, look at me, look at what I'm experiencing,
look at like how I'm, look at me being an overachiever
and applying these things to my life. I actually
wanted to apply them to my life and then I could
then share how I was, that it actually works
and how it was working for me. All right. And
then other people were doing the same thing.
They were sharing their understandings, their
takeaways from the chapters that we were reading.
And then I got to gain a new understanding. And
you're always taking notes on these calls, too,
because there's always good things being said.
So, you know, these calls, they pushed everyone
to follow through on their own personal growth.
So that's why I said earlier, growth is possible
on your own, but it's much slower. Because if
you're only doing it by yourself, there's nobody
there to hold you accountable but yourself. And
whenever you have an external force, something
external to push you forward and hold you accountable,
you're much more likely to follow through on
your goals. Think about that. Then there's the
whole, I said it multiple times, community and
harmony, community of like -minded people. This
is a supportive community. Growth is more sustainable
when you have others supporting and they're challenging
you. A mastermind is not just a space to have
a conversation about a book or a particular topic.
It's a safe space. To share goals, challenges,
and progress. Because when you share your challenges,
one, other people are going to be able to give
you advice. And then when you have progress,
they're going to be able to celebrate you. And
then that motivates you to then keep pushing
forward. And then these masterminds, they keep
you engaged, focused on your growth. And inspired
by other people's growth. Guys. This. I'm going
to be honest. This is the second time I recorded
this episode. Because the first time I just was
not happy with it. And I wanted you to actually.
I want you to get. The understanding of what
a mastermind is. And why it's true. And why it
truly does benefit. Each individual person. How
Napoleon Hill put it. This collective. consciousness
of people focusing on one particular in his case
focusing on one particular particular goal like
each individual like each individual contributes
something different to that quote -unquote collective
consciousness making this more well -rounded
idea more well -rounded concepts and solutions
to a problem more well -rounded um concepts of
growth in a particular area that you're all focusing
on together I don't know about you, but I'm getting
a little excited. So what do you think? Did this
concept resonate with you? Do you want to join
a mastermind? I'm going to open one up. I keep
going back. I was going back and forth on this
between recordings, but I am interested in opening
one up for five people. So not including myself,
five other people to join a four week mastermind
on the 15 valuable laws of growth. So this is
essentially going to be a mastermind. that i
was already a part of and i want to be a part
of again with like with more like -minded people
this is free again this is free i just want to
serve so and this is just me i want i'm gonna
i'm gonna be right alongside with you guys so
if you were interested in joining i want to gift
you this mastermind you know what you know what
i'm gonna hold myself accountable to this this
is funny um i'm gonna open this up it's a little
early But because other things going on in my
life, I'm going to open this up on April 27th.
That is my birthday. I want to gift this mastermind
to you on April 27th. That's a Sunday. So maybe
the 28th. But either way, it's going to be open.
It's going to be open. It's going to be my gift
to you. So I'm going to talk about it again in
other episodes. But get ready for that link to
come out on April 27th or 28th, whatever comes
out. And be ready to join. So thank you for listening
to this episode of The Pursuit of Calling Podcast
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